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Originally Posted by OldDutch
While not perfect, Christianity is the reason Western Civilization is what it is. Rule Based Law, a better than most attempt at equality, stability.
Could it be better? Yes of course. But you just have to look at the quality of life outside Western World to realize how much Christianity helped shape a generally peaceful and prosperous society.
I mean outside the Western World, Japan and Korea are fair and free countries, and both were heavily shaped by the Western World post WWII.
I don't even go to church, but I can see the on balance advantage the Christian religion has had on our quality of life. Unless your a anti-religion communist, in which case you have tons of examples of worse.
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The basis of Western Civilization pre-dates Christianity by hundreds of years.
Christianity was just a s###ty application to an already existing model. Persecution, inquisitions, the crusades, genocide, and colonialism. A religion of law, prosperity, and peace.